You do it because it’s who you are and it feels good to be you. The more a habit becomes part of your life, the less you need outside encouragement to follow through.
JAMES CLEARResearch has shown that once a person believes in a particular aspect of their identity, they are more likely to act in alignment with that belief.
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With outcome-based habits, the focus is on what you want to achieve. With identity-based habits, the focus is on who you wish to become.
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Research has shown that once a person believes in a particular aspect of their identity, they are more likely to act in alignment with that belief.
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When you fall in love with the process rather than the product, you don’t have to wait to give yourself permission to be happy. You can be satisfied anytime your system is running.
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You should be far more concerned with your current trajectory than with your current results.
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In fact, the tendency for one purchase to lead to another one has a name: the Diderot Effect. The Diderot Effect states that obtaining a new possession often creates a spiral of consumption
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Motivation is overrated, environment often matters more.
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Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become. No single instance will transform your beliefs, but as the votes build up, so does the evidence of your new identity.
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Habits are like the atoms of our lives. Each one is a fundamental unit that contributes to your overall improvement.
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WHY IS IT so easy to repeat bad habits and so hard to form good ones?
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You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.
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True long-term thinking is goal-less thinking. It’s not about any single accomplishment. It is about the cycle of endless refinement and continuous improvement.
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Men are born soft and supple; dead, they are stiff and hard. Plants are born tender and pliant; dead, they are brittle and dry. Thus whoever is stiff and inflexible is a disciple of death.
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Small changes often appear to make no difference until you cross a critical threshold. The most powerful outcomes of any compounding process are delayed. You need to be patient.
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The purpose of setting goals is to win the game. The purpose of building systems is to continue playing the game.
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I didn’t start out as a writer. I became one through my habits.
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